How do I connect Wikipedia MCP Server to Claude?

The listing records `docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 wikipedia-mcp-server` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.

Is Wikipedia MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Wikipedia MCP Server do?

Wikipedia MCP Server documents 7 tools to the agent, including section_index, wikipedia_get_article, wikipedia_get_languages. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Wikipedia MCP Server

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by cyanheads

Search Wikipedia articles, read summaries and full text, target sections, find nearby pages, and list language editions via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

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$docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 wikipedia-mcp-server

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Project instructions

bunmcpmcp-servermediawikimodel-context-protocolstdiostreamable-httptypescriptwikipedia

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Documented tools (7)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

section_index

is the integer to pass to wikipediagetarticle for targeted reads

wikipedia_get_article

Full article or a targeted section as clean plain text, with section markers preserved.

wikipedia_get_languages

All language editions available for an article, with titles and URLs.

wikipedia_get_sections

Table of contents with sectionindex values for targeted section reads.

wikipedia_get_summary

Lead-section summary for any article — plain text, Wikidata QID, description, thumbnail URL, and page type.

wikipedia_search

Full-text search across Wikipedia, returning ranked results with plain-text snippets and page IDs.

wikipedia_search_nearby

Geotagged Wikipedia articles within a radius of a WGS 84 coordinate, sorted by distance.

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Questions about Wikipedia MCP Server

How do I connect Wikipedia MCP Server to Claude?: The listing records `docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 wikipedia-mcp-server` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
Is Wikipedia MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Wikipedia MCP Server do?: Wikipedia MCP Server documents 7 tools to the agent, including section_index, wikipedia_get_article, wikipedia_get_languages. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.